New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:3-a – Capillary Blood Test Screening
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:3-a
- Child: or "children" means a person or persons 72 months of age or less. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Dwelling: means a structure used or intended for human habitation, including interior and exterior surfaces, and may include common areas and all other property, including land and other structures, located within the same lot. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Dwelling unit: means any room, group of rooms or other interior area of a dwelling or other structure, all or part of which is offered or made available for human habitation, and may include all common areas of the unit and exterior surfaces. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Health care provider: means any person, corporation, facility, or institution either licensed by this state or otherwise lawfully providing health care services, and any officer, employee or agent of such provider acting in the course and scope of employment or agency related to or supportive of health care services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
- Owner: means any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, has legal title to any dwelling, dwelling unit, or child care facility, or a person who has charge, care or control of a dwelling, dwelling unit, or child care facility as an agent of the owner, or an executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian of the estate of the owner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 130-A:1
Any health care provider or organization conducting capillary blood tests, including, but not limited to community action programs, shall inform the department of such fact and shall provide a fact sheet prepared by the department to the parent or guardian of any child whose test indicates any presence of lead. Such fact sheet shall, at a minimum, describe the health effects of childhood lead poisoning, the advisability of obtaining a venous blood test, and the benefits of identifying and addressing lead hazards. It shall include a statement that, in the case of rental properties, it is advisable to inform the property owner of the capillary blood test result and venous blood test result, that measures to identify and address lead hazards shall not be conducted without the property owner’s knowledge and opportunity to take such measures, and that a property owner cannot evict a tenant based on the presence in the dwelling or dwelling unit of a child whose capillary blood test or venous blood test indicates a blood lead level.